Huge excitement over Games of Thrones star in Northumberland

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Mar 2018, 15:43 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2018, 17:00 BST
Tracey Sprigg posted this picture of Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa enjoying a pint of Guinness and a joke in the Blue Bell Hotel, Belford.Tracey Sprigg posted this picture of Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa enjoying a pint of Guinness and a joke in the Blue Bell Hotel, Belford.
Tracey Sprigg posted this picture of Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa enjoying a pint of Guinness and a joke in the Blue Bell Hotel, Belford.
The appearance of Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa in north Northumberland has caused quite a stir among fans of the giant actor.

The Hawaiian actor has been in the area on and off for the past month, filming the third series of his Netflix show, Frontier, based on the North American fur trade of the 1700s. Locations have included Bamburgh, on the beach and castle, and Chillingham Castle.

He has also been spotted at the Blue Bell Hotel at Belford. Chef Joe Wood sent us a selfie with Momoa, saying: ‘Cooked for him and film crew several times over last month at the Blue Bell. Lovely gentleman.’

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The Gazette’s Facebook post on Friday, sparked by a selfie taken with Jason by Alnwick man Nigel Coffey in the Lord Crewe pub in Bamburgh, quickly reached more than 180,000 people and attracted 1,500 likes and 1,700 comments, making it one of our most popular posts.

While the majority of messages on our Facebook page spoke of dashing up to Bamburgh to try to catch a glimpse of the 6ft 4in star, others talked of the excitement of meeting the 38-year-old and taking their own pictures, which are in the gallery above.

Lisa Ainscough, who had her photo taken with Momoa, said: ‘We spotted him on Saturday (and the lovely Temuera Morrison) and we’ve been just a teeny bit excited ever since!’

Here is a selection of the posts: